Chapter 8
::He’s exhausted.::
“I know,” Curtis said. “Should I wake him?”
::No.::
Robbie lay sound asleep under the covers in Curtis’s bed. His skin was very pale and there were dark circles under his eyes.
::It’s been a hard day.::
“For all of us.”
::Yeah. Can you go out to the living room?::
Curtis swallowed. “Okay.”
He left Robbie in the bedroom and went out to the living room. His stomach dropped. “This is it, isn’t it?”
::Yes, hang on.::
Curtis’s body shook violently, his vision swam. And then gasping, he dropped to his knees.
Aaron’s ghost once more appeared in front of Curtis. Looking so solid, Curtis desperately wanted him to be real.
“Hi, Curtis.” Aaron smiled just a little.
Curtis clenched his eyes tight and then struggled to his feet. “You did it. You’re out of me.
